Identity in democracy

Written by one of America's leading political thinkers, this is a book about the good, the bad, and the ugly of identity politics.Amy Gutmann rises above the raging polemics that often characterize discussions of identity groups and offers a fair-minded assessment of the role they play in democra...

Imaginal politics

Chiara Bottici brings fresh perspective to the formation of political and power relationships and the paradox of a world rich in imagery yet seemingly devoid of imagination. She identifies the imaginal's critical role in powering representative democracies and its amplification through globalizat...

Immigration and freedom

A compelling account of the threat immigration control poses to the citizens of free societies Immigration is often seen as a danger to western liberal democracies because it threatens to undermine their fundamental values, most notably freedom and national self-determination. In this book, howev...

In statu nascendi

In Statu Nascendi is a peer-reviewed journal encompassing original academic research in political philosophy, cultural studies, the theory of international relations, foreign policy, and the political decision making process.

In statu nascendi

In Statu Nascendi is a peer-reviewed journal encompassing original academic research in political philosophy, cultural studies, the theory of international relations, foreign policy, and the political decision making process.

In statu nascendi

In Statu Nascendi is a peer-reviewed journal that aspires to be a world-class scholarly platform encompassing original academic research dedicated to the circle of Political Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Theory of International Relations, Foreign Policy, and the political Decision-making process....

In statu nascendi

In Statu Nascendi is a new peer-reviewed journal that aspires to be a world-class scholarly platform encompassing original academic research dedicated to the circle of political philosophy, cultural studies, theory of international relations, foreign policy, and the political decision-making proc...

In statu nascendi vol. 5, no. 1 (2022)

Statu Nascendi is a peer-reviewed journal that encompasses original academic research dedicated to the circle of Political Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Theory of International Relations, Foreign Policy, and the political Decision-making process. The journal investigates different scences where t...

In statu nascendi vol. 5, no. 2 (2022)

Statu Nascend Issue 2022:2 deals with issues related to Gender Equality in Politics, International Relations and Philosophy, Feminism in the Global Landscape, and Women’s Engagement in International Peace and Security.

In statu nascendi volume 3, no. 1 (2020)

In Statu Nascendi is a peer-reviewed journal that investigates specific issues through a sociocultural, philosophical, and anthropological approach to raise a new type of civic awareness about the complexity of contemporary crisis, instability, and warfare situations, where the “stage-of-becoming...

In the beginning was the deed

Bernard Williams is remembered as one of the most brilliant and original philosophers of the past fifty years. Widely respected as a moral philosopher, Williams began to write about politics in a sustained way in the early 1980s. There followed a stream of articles, lectures, and other major cont...

In the ruins of neoliberalism

Wendy Brown explains the hard-right turn in Western politics. She argues that neoliberalism’s intensification of nihilism coupled with its accidental wounding of white male supremacy generates an apocalyptic populism willing to destroy the world rather than endure a future in which this supremacy...

In the shadow of justice

A bold new history of postwar political philosophy and of how John Rawls transformed modern liberalismIn the Shadow of Justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of John Rawls. In this first-ever hist...

Individualism and conformism in the united states

In Individualism and Conformism in the United States, Sartre probes the paradox at the heart of American identity: a culture that claims to exalt the self even as it channels that self into mass movements, uniform mores, and ideological frameworks.

Infinite greed

Through a novel synthesis of Marxism and psychoanalysis, Adrian Johnston reveals how the relentless pursuit of profits is not fundamentally animated by human acquisitiveness.

Infrapolitical passages

This book makes a case for infrapolitics as an enactment of intellectual responsibility in the face of a tumultuous world of war and of technological value extraction on a planetary scale. Infrapolitical Passages proposes to clear a way through some of the dominant political determinations and v...

Intelligent materialism

This volume collects the lucid and engaging works of Soviet philosopher Evald Ilyenkov on the topic of Hegel and dialectics

Intimate strangers

Intimate Strangers restores the legacy of four critics who used their foreignness to challenge America’s political complacency.

Irrationality

From sex and music to religion and politics, a history of irrationality and the ways in which it has always been with us—and always will beIn this sweeping account of irrationality from antiquity to the rise of Twitter mobs and the election of Donald Trump, Justin Smith argues that irrationality ...

Irreparable evil

Irreparable Evil explores the legacy of slavery and its moral and political implications, offering a nuanced intervention into debates over reparations.

It’s the government, stupid

Governments have developed a convenient habit of blaming social problems on their citizens, placing too much emphasis on personal responsibility and pursuing policies to ‘nudge’ their citizens to better behaviour. Keith Dowding shows that, in fact, responsibility for many of our biggest social cr...

Just giving

The troubling ethics and politics of philanthropyIs philanthropy, by its very nature, a threat to today’s democracy? Though we may laud wealthy individuals who give away their money for society’s benefit, Just Giving shows how such generosity not only isn’t the unassailable good we think it to be...

Just hierarchy

A trenchant defense of hierarchy in different spheres of our lives, from the personal to the politicalAll complex and large-scale societies are organized along certain hierarchies, but the concept of hierarchy has become almost taboo in the modern world. Just Hierarchy contends that this stigma i...

Just married

The case for marriage equality and monogamy in a democratic societyThe institution of marriage stands at a critical juncture. As gay marriage equality gains acceptance in law and public opinion, questions abound regarding marriage's future. Will same-sex marriage lead to more radical marriage ref...

Justice and the politics of difference

A landmark work of political theory on the central importance of group identity and cultural pluralism in political lifeJustice and the Politics of Difference challenges the prevailing reduction of social justice to distributive justice, critically analyzing basic concepts underlying most theorie...

Karl marx

A bracing, concise, and accessible overview of the entirety of Marx’s thought, by a major figure of twentieth-century Western Marxism.

Karl marx's theory of history

First published in 1978, this book rapidly established itself as a classic of modern Marxism. Cohen's masterful application of advanced philosophical techniques in an uncompromising defense of historical materialism commanded widespread admiration. In the ensuing twenty years, the book has served...

King leopold's ghostwriter

A dramatic intellectual biography of Victorian jurist Travers Twiss, who provided the legal justification for the creation of the brutal Congo Free StateEminent jurist, Oxford professor, advocate to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Travers Twiss (1809–1897) was a model establishment figure in Victor...

Lawyers and justice

Left-wing melancholia

Uncovering the melancholic tradition of the global left.

Lenin and the logic of hegemony

Using Gramsci’s concept of hegemony’ Alan Shandro offers an original interpretation of Lenin’s political practice and theory.

Lenin rediscovered

Lars T. Lih revolutionizes the conventional interpretation of Lenin's classic, included here in an authoritative new translation.

Lenin, hegel, and western marxism

Still the only full-length study of the achievements and limitations of Lenin's extensive writings on Hegel, Hegel, Lenin, and Western Marxism has become a minor classic. In a full critical account, Anderson's book connects Lenin's 'dialectics' to his renowned writings on imperialism, anti-coloni...

Let's be reasonable

A conservative college professor's compelling defense of liberal educationNot so long ago, conservative intellectuals such as William F. Buckley Jr. believed universities were worth fighting for. Today, conservatives seem more inclined to burn them down. In Let's Be Reasonable, conservative polit...

Leviathan on a leash

New perspectives on the role of collective responsibility in modern politicsStates are commonly blamed for wars, called on to apologize, held liable for debts and reparations, bound by treaties, and punished with sanctions. But what does it mean to hold a state responsible as opposed to a governm...

Liberalism as a way of life

Why liberalism is all you need to lead a good, fun, worthy, and rewarding life—and how you can become a better and happier person by taking your liberal beliefs more seriouslyWhere do you get your values and sensibilities from? If you grew up in a Western democracy, the answer is probably liberal...

Liberalism in dark times

A timely defense of liberalism that draws vital lessons from its greatest midcentury proponentsToday, liberalism faces threats from across the political spectrum. While right-wing populists and leftist purists righteously violate liberal norms, theorists of liberalism seem to have little to say. ...

Liberals and communism

Liberty and equality

An invaluable reflection on the essence of liberal democracy—and an ideal introduction to the work of political philosopher Raymond AronLiberty and Equality is the first English translation of the last lecture delivered at the Collège de France by Raymond Aron, one of the most influential politic...

Life and money

Life and Money uncovers the contentious history of the boundary between economy and politics in liberalism. Bringing economics into conversation with political theory, cultural economy, postcolonial thought, and history, Ute Tellmann gives a radically novel interpretation of scarcity and money in...

Literature and politics

A Collection of Robert Musil's essays, addresses, aphorisms, and unpublished notes on current events. Introduced and contextualised by Genese Grill and Klaus Amann.

Living with hate in american politics and religion

Jeffrey Israel offers an innovative argument for the power of playfulness in popular culture to make our capacity for coexistence imaginable. He explores how people from different backgrounds can pursue justice together, even as they play with their divisive grudges, prejudices, and desires in th...